West Cheshire ACs ladies squad of Lisa Ayling, Leslie Billingsley, Angela Cook, Ruth Hetherington, Sacha Kendall-Woods, Kath Osborne, Mary Radford, Rebecca Williams and Julie Wood have won promotion to the Borders Road Running League Division One for next season.

Amy Williams secured a memorable medal haul in West Cheshire ACs record-breaking appearance at the two-day Cheshire County AA Track and Field Championships.The multi-talented Chester and Ellesmere Port club member claimed both the Best Female Track and Field Performance Awards during the event held at Macclesfield.
Amy clocked a new West Cheshire AC under 13 girls club record of 11.8 seconds to pocket a gold medal in the 70m hurdles, and she achieved 5.10m to win the long jump to smash a county record of 4.61m that had stood for 10 years, and equal her own club record performance.
Amy returned home with a collection of five gold medals after also winning the 80m in 11.1 seconds, the 150m in 20.5 seconds, and the high jump with a grade one clearance of 1-38m.
Kelly Baker, Olivia Montez-Brown, and James McMahon also achieved Championship Best Performances at Macclesfield in a weekend that featured seven new West Cheshire AC club records being smashed.
Kelly nailed success in the under 15 girls hammer with a new championship best of 29.04m, and added a new county best of 10.97m in the shot.
Olivia produced a sensational new county and West Cheshire AC under 15 girls record of 10.44m to claim the gold medal from the triple jump, added a gold from the 75m hurdles (12.4), and secured top spot in the long jump with 4.99m.
And James McMahon launched the javelin to a new county best of 28.31m to claim victory from the under 13 boys javelin, after claiming a winning 1-35m high jump clearance, and a winning put of 7.38m in the shot.
Other newly-crowned county champions from West Cheshire AC included Bryony Potter who posted 13.0 seconds in the junior ladies 100m and 26.6 seconds in the 200m.
Stephen Jones grabbed glory in the under 17 mens 100m with 11.7 seconds; while Laura Rigby claimed the under 15 girls 100m crown with a time of 27.5 seconds; and Chris Goodwin clocked a time of nine minutes 37.8 seconds for victory in the under 17 mens 3,000m.
Victoria Anderson posted 12.6 seconds for victory in the under 17 ladies 80m hurdles, cleared a winning height of 1-63m in the high jump, a triple jumped her way to victory with 10.20m.
Leah Ferrie delivered a gold medal performance of 44.2 seconds from the under 17 ladies 300m; and Robbie Dagnall rounded the junior mens 400m in a club record winning time of 50.7 seconds.
Matthew Pagan claimed gold from the under 13 boys 100m with a time of 14.0 seconds; while Alice Jennings clocked 46.9 seconds for top spot in the under 17 ladies 300m hurdles.
Tom Kellet powered his way to victory with a new club record throw of 33.90m in the under 15 boys hammer.
Nicola Gore delivered 28.34m for success in the ladies hammer and spun the discus to a winning mark of 31.78m, before hitting 10.55m for victory in the shot.
Michael Lyness catapulted himself to a gold medal with a 2-80m clearance in the junior mens pole vault, and cleared a winning height of 1-75m in the high jump; and Michael Bailiff won the under 17 mens high jump with 1-75m.
Niamh Reilly launched the ladies javelin to a winning mark of 32.80m, and David McKay secured the mens javelin title with 60.57m.
Amy Williams receives one of her two Female Best Performance Awards from Cheshire County AA Track and Field Championship Secretary, John Ashton, whose daughter Gemma saw her 10 year long jump record broken by Amy. https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/docs/load.php?id=1108

Race Pack Distribution update: The distribution of race packs have been delayed by the late delivery of race numbers caused by a production problem at the printer. All race packs will be posted out on Monday 10th May and will be with you before the evenIf you are on the entry list and your number does not arrive before race day please report to the re-registration tent at Chester Racecourse. This will open at 7.00 am on the morning of the race where you will be issued with a replacement number and timing chip on production of proof of your identity. This will close at 9:00 am to allow you to get to the race start by 9.15 am.

West Cheshire AC celebrated a memorable double success story in the opening round of two track and field league campaigns.The Chester and Ellesmere Port-based clubs seniors won their Northern League Division Two West first round match at Stanney Oaks by a winning margin of more than 100 points.
And West Cheshire ACs youngsters then grabbed glory 24 hours later in their National Young Athletes League Northern Premier Division match at Wigans Robin Park Stadium.

Amy Williams has leaped into first spot in her age group for the UK after registering a long jump of 5.10m at the Birchfield Harriers Open.
The West Cheshire AC all-rounder is now 32cms clear of her nearest rival in the ranking lists, and she also won the 100m at the fixture in a time of 13.56 seconds.

Victoria Anderson pocketed a silver medal at the England Athletics U17 Indoor Pentathlon Championship held at Sheffield.
The mult-talented West Cheshire AC member compiled 3,166 points for second position overall and first position in the Northern Championship which was incorporated into the
Victoria clocked 9.67 seconds in the 60m hurdles, cleared 1-69m in the high jump, hit 8.30m in the shot, achieved 4.95m in the long jump, and clocked 2:39.02 in the 800m.

West Cheshire AC team mate, Alice Jennings, finished sixth overall and fifth in the Northern event with 3,013 points.
Her performances included a 9.45 seconds run in the 60m hurdles, a 1-60m clearance in the high jump, 8m in the shot, 4.31m in the long jump, and 2:31.08 in her 800m.

Dave Alexander won the Mens over-40 mens title at Nantwich after finishing second veteran overall and ninth position in the senior mens race overall and the U11 Boys team won the silver medal.Mark Lathom spearheaded West Cheshire ACs charge to team silver medals at the Cheshire County AA Cross Country Championships.
He finished fourth in the under 11 boys race at Reaseheath, Nantwich, with a time of seven minutes 12 seconds, and was backed-up by Elijah Montez-Brown (eighth in 7:37), and by Joseph Morrison (10th in 7:46) to earn second team position.
Other West Cheshire AC under 11 boys in action included Josh Hinchly (14th in 8:03), Cameron Weaver (17th in 8:19), Jack Johnson (18th in 8:24), Matthew Bate (20th in 8:31), and Thomas Harrop (22nd in 8:54).

Six West Cheshire AC members will represent their county in Birmingham next month after securing top-12 finishes at Reaseheath.
Dave Alexander, Amy Hinchly, Charlotte Frazer-Cox, Chris Goodwin, Ryan Friett, and Grace ORourke are all preparing to compete for Cheshire at the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships, to be held at Cofton Park, Birmingham, on March 13.

Dave Alexander, who won the West Cheshire AC Mens Cup at his clubs annual presentation evening earlier this month, won the over-40 mens title at Nantwich after finishing second veteran overall and ninth position in the senior mens race overall.

Dave covered the Reaseheath course in a time of 38 minutes 29 seconds, backed up by Jeff Kettle (26th in 41:02), Andrew Clague (29th in 41:27), Russell Kirk (50th in 43:41), Chris Rhodes running his first cross country event (88th and sixth over-50 veteran in 49:02), and Dave Hough (91st and third over-60 finisher in 49:44).

Amy Hinchly continued her impressive form by securing seventh spot in the under 13 girls race with a time of 12 minutes 32 seconds, ahead of Ellen McMahon (26th in 14:11), and Sally Pickering (29th in 14:27).

Charlotte Frazer-Cox booked her place in Birmingham by finishing seventh in the under 17 ladies race in a time of 20 minutes 25 seconds.

Chris Goodwin (seventh in 21:59) and Ryan Friett (11th in 22:59) completed the under 17 mens race.

And Grace ORourke negotiated the senior ladies race to post seventh position in 32 minutes one second.

West Cheshires under 11 girls were lead home by Emily Titlow (14th in 8:58), who finished ahead of Molly Sharples (16th in 9:04), and Sophie Davis (19th in 9:29).

Jonathan Frazer-Cox finished 18th in 18:45 in the under 15 boys race, while Mark Hearn (19th in 12:23), Chris Harrop (24th in 12:58), and Joshua Bate (31st in 14:20) completed the under 13 boys race.

Bryony Potter and Dave Alexander have been awarded with West Cheshire ACs main awards at the clubs annual presentation evening.
Bryony won the Ladies Cup after finishing fifth at last years English Schools Track and Field Championships, as well as smashing two club records and securing a gold medal at the Cheshire Championships.

And Dave was honoured with the Mens Cup after a busy 2009 which featured a host of impressive performances including an appearance at the World Mountain Running Championships in Croatia where he distinguished himself as the first Briton to complete the over-40 veterans event.

Jenna Sheehy claimed the Wright Cup which was donated several years ago by the Wright family who were West Cheshire AC members before emigrating to Australia.

Sacha Kendall-Woods and Andrew Clague received the ladies and mens Endurance Running Cups after a series of pleasing road and cross country appearances during 2009.

Rob Tudor and Glenys Potter won the Veteran Men and Veteran Womens Awards respectively, while John Manning and Niamh Reilly claimed the Senior Men and Senior Woman accolades.

Tom Walley was the winner of the Under 20 Junior Mans award, and Emily Done won the Under 20 Junior Lady prize.

Multi-eventer Tom Booth claimed the Under 17 Mens award, and sprinter Leah Ferrie clinched the Under 17 Lady title.

Michael Bailiff, who produced a series of superb high jumping performances, won the under 15 prize, and shot-putter Kelly Baker claimed the under 15 girls award.

Charlotte Williamson was distinguished as the under 13 girl winner, while James McMahon won the under 13 boys prize.

Elijah Montez-Brown claimed the under 11 boys award, while Georgia Barlow and Olivia Williams both won under 11 girls awards.

West Cheshire AC have qualified for all six age group finals on Sunday, March 7th, at Widnes.The final league positions after five rounds of competition in each age group are:

Under 11 Girls: 1 Deeside 497 points; 2 Crewe & Nantwich 495; 3 West Cheshire 469.5; 4 Halton & Frodsham 462; 5 DASH 393.5.

Under 13 Girls: 1 Crewe & Nantwich 534; 2 West Cheshire 498; 3 Liverpool 463; 4 Halton & Frodsham 448.5; 5 Warrington 303.

Under 15 Girls: 1 Crewe & Nantwich 523.5; 2 West Cheshire 521.5; 3 Deeside 466.5; 4 Halton & Frodsham 333; 5 Warrington 296.

Under 11 Boys: 1 Crewe & Nantwich 519.5; 2 DASH 473; 3 Halton & Frodsham 472.5; 4 West Cheshire 465.5; 5 Liverpool 390.5.

Under 13 Boys: 1 West Cheshire 511; 2 Crewe & Nantwich 506.5; 3 Liverpool 427.5; 4 DASH 379; 5 Sutton St Helens 327.

Under 15 Boys: 1 West Cheshire 439; 2 Crewe & Nantwich 429; 3 Halton & Frodsham 291; 4 Deeside 213; 5 DASH 175.

West Cheshire AC is celebrating the clubs most successful visit to the Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships.Six members of the Chester and Ellesmere Port-based club returned home from the two-day fixture at Sheffields English Institute of Sport Arena with medal-winning performances.
Amy Williams, Victoria Anderson, and Kelly Baker grabbed gold medals from their respective events, while Alice Jennings, Chris Goodwin, and Olivia Montez-Brown secured silver medals.

Amy was the youngest competitor involved in the under 15 girls long jump event, but finished
head and shoulders above the opposition. The multi-talented youngster achieved a grade one leap of 5.01m to spark a series of spectacular results from her fellow purple-vested West Cheshire club colleagues.

Kelly Baker demonstrated her strength and polished technique to produce a clinical victory in the under 15 girls shot put event. Kelly hit a magnificent grade one distance of 11.25m to secure her gold medal, and added a grade four long jump result of 4.46m for ninth position, and a 60m heat time of 8.98 seconds.

Victoria Anderson cleared a grade one height of 1-65m to claim top spot in the under 17 ladies high jump, just five centimetres better than her second placed club mate, Alice Jennings, whose grade two height of 1-60m proved sufficient to achieve a silver medal.
Both West Cheshire AC high jumpers enjoyed the thrill of competing alongside current World heptathlon champion, Jessica Ennis.
Photo Alice Jennings and Victoria Anderson with Jessica Ennis. https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/images/usrimg/trackfield/photo12.jpg.JPG

Chris Goodwin was rewarded with a silver medal from his appearance in the under 17 mens 1500m which merited a grade four time of four minutes 17.40 seconds.

And Olivia Montez-Brown completed the West Cheshire AC roll of honour after she negotiated the under 15 girls 60m hurdles in a grade two time of 9.59 seconds for second spot and a well earned silver medal. Olivia had achieved second spot in her opening heat with a grade three time of 9.78 seconds, and a grade three time of 9.77 seconds for third position in her semi-final.

Steve Jones finished seventh in his under 17 mens 60m final with a time of 7.61 seconds after qualifying with 7.58 seconds which earned him second place in his heat.

Alice McMahon had to settle for fourth position with a grade four time of 43.51 seconds in her under 17 ladies 300m final after winning her qualifying heat with a time of 43.21. And Alice claimed eighth place in her 60m final with a grade four time of 8.26 seconds after an identical grade three time of 8.14 seconds in her heat and semi-final appearances.

Danielle Erskine finished eighth with a grade four distance of 4.83m in the under 17 ladies long jump, and she clocked 8.48 seconds in her 60m heat.

And Alexandra Birkett posted 8.62 seconds for seventh position in her under 17 ladies 60m heat.

Female medalist photo https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/images/usrimg/trackfield/photo13.jpg.JPG
Back row, from left: Olivia Montez-Brown, Kelly Baker, Amy Williams, Alice McMahon (fourth in 300m final), and Alice Jennings.
Front: Victoria Anderson.